Mobile Screen Reader Commands

Question 1

TalkBack - enable AND Activate Shortcut

Answer 1

Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack

Settings > Accessibility and turn on the Volume Key Shortcut

Question 2

TalkBack - turn on/off

Answer 2

Hold the volume buttons for a few seconds

Question 3

TalkBack - open Talkback Menu (^9.1)

Answer 3

swipe down then right

OR three-finger tap

Question 4

Talkback - Options in the Talkback menu(^ 9.1)

Answer 4

Read from next item
Copy last spoken phrase
Spoken language
Screen search
Hide or show screen
Voice commands
TalkBack settings
Text to speech settings

Question 5

TalkBack - open Reading Controls (^9.1)

Answer 5

Swipe up/down
OR down/up
OR three finger swipe up then down

Can also cycle through modes by swiping up/down

Question 6

Talkback - Items under Reading Controls (^9.1)

Answer 6

Characters
Words
Lines
Paragraphs
Heading
Controls (form)
Links
Speech rate
Spoken language

Question 7

TalkBack - use voice commands

Answer 7

Swipe right then up, listen for confirmation sound, speak a command

Question 8

Talkback or VO - pause or resume reading

Answer 8

two-finger tap

Question 9

Talkback and VO - read next/previous item

Answer 9

swipe right/left

Question 10

Talkback or VO - activate element (link/button)

Answer 10

double-tap

Question 11

Talkback and VO - check/select/deselect elements

Answer 11

double-tap

for radio buttons, swipe right/left to option, then double-tap

Question 12

Talkback and VO - Adjust slider

Answer 12

Adjust slider up or right: Swipe up OR right then left

Adjust slider down or left: Swipe down OR left then right

Question 13

Talkback (^9.1) and VO - Help

Answer 13

four-finger double-tap

Question 14

Similar commands: scroll the page up or down

Give commands for both Talkback and VO iOS

Answer 14

Talkback: two finger swipe up/down
VO: three-finger swipe up/down

Question 15

Similar commands: search/find in page for a word or phrase

Give commands for both Talkback and VO iOS

Answer 15

Talkback: swipe left then down
VO: two-finger triple-tap (Item Chooser)

Question 16

Similar commands: read from cursor

Give commands for both Talkback and VO iOS

Answer 16

Talkback - two-finger triple-tap

VO - two-finger swipe down

Question 17

TalkBack - go to home screen

Answer 17

swipe up, then left

Question 18

Talkback - go back

Answer 18

swipe down, then left

Question 19

Talkback - recent apps

Answer 19

swipe left, then up

Question 20

Talkback - start or stop media OR

answer or end a call

Answer 20

two-finger double-tap

Question 21

VoiceOver - Enabling

Answer 21

Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut

Question 22

VO - turn on

Answer 22

triple-click home or side button

Question 23

Similar commands - read whole page from the top

Give commands for both Talkback and VO iOS

Answer 23

Talkback: open Talkback Menu, select “read from top”. (no equivalent in ^9.1?)
VO: two-finger swipe up

Question 24

VO - Close popup, cancel last action

Answer 24

two-finger scrub

Question 25

VO - items that are in the Rotor

Answer 25

Headings
Links
Form Controls
Edit
Characters
Words
Lines
Containers
Speaking Rate

Question 26

VO - go to first/last item on page

Answer 26

4-finger tap upper (lower) half of screen